Lionel Messi weaved his magic to keep 10-man Barcelona’s unbeaten season alive as a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou on Sunday left Real Madrid sweating over an injury to Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo was forced off at half-time after appearing to hurt his ankle and Real will be hoping their star striker can now recover […]
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The death of the Saturday afternoon raid by suspected bandits at Gwaska in Birnin-Gwair Local Government Area of Kaduna State has risen from 27 to 45 on Sunday. The Birnin-Gwari Vanguards for Security and Good Governance said no fewer than 45 bodies were recovered by vigilantes and volunteers with the assistance of soldiers on Sunday […]
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Four years after, Cardiff City returned to the Premier League on Sunday when a goalless draw at home to Reading was enough to give veteran manager Neil Warnock a record eighth promotion. Only the top two at the end of the regular season were guaranteed a place in English football’s lucrative top flight and second-tier […]
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The driver of an 18-seater public transport has died, and 27 others injured in an accident that occurred in Jos. The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the incident, which happened on Sunday. Andrew Bala, the Public Education Officer, FRSC in Plateau, said the 18-seater bus belonging to Gombe mass transit, conveying mostly students collided with […]
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says there is no cholera outbreak recorded in the territory. Humphrey Okoroukwu, Director Public Health of Health and Human Service Secretariat, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Mr Okoroukwu described the purported outbreak of cholera as false and […]
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Voting at the ongoing governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has stopped, as violent thugs disrupted the process. They attacked the ballot boxes and smashed it to the ground, emptying the ballot papers on the ground. The security agencies, who were caught unawares, had a serious time as they tried to […]
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Violence broke out at Okwagbe community in Jeremi 3, Ughelli south local government area of Delta state as Jeremiah Oghoveta, a chairmanship aspirant, was stabbed to death. One Tete Pippah was said to have attacked Oghoveta after an argument ensued over allegations of hijack of electoral materials by a side. Oghoveta reportedly disagreed with some other […]
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Leading financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, has launched the Days of Dorcas Online Photography Competition. The contest is part of the bank’s Art635 Gallery initiative aimed at promoting Arts and supporting African artists. The online competition gives budding African female photographers between the ages of 18 – 39 years the opportunity to enhance their […]
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The police have have declared wanted four of the gangsters who participated in the bloody bank robbery incidents in Offa, Kwara state, on 4 April. The force released photographs of the gang members while in action. The images provided were the clearest since the incident took place exactly a month ago. The police said the […]
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Friday arrested one Hafeez Abdulsalam, a suspected trafficker in the South-West who specialises in trafficking young girls to Saudi Arabia. NAPTIP’s Assistant Director of Intelligence, Investigation and Monitoring, Ms Tina Ugwu told NAN after the operation that Abdulsalam had been on NAPTIP’s watch […]
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